Clinical study on self-made Yangyin Yiqi Quxie Decoction combined with fire-needle pricking collaterals and bloodletting for the rosacea patients with excessive heat of lung and stomach / 国际中医中药杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To evaluate the clinical efficacy of self-made Yangyin Yiqi Quxie Decoction combined with fire-needle pricking collaterals and bloodletting in the treatment of rosacea with excessive heat of lung and stomach syndrome.Methods:From February 2018 to February 2021, 120 patients with rosacea excessive heat of lung and stomach syndrome in our hospital who met the inclusion criteria were randomly divided into 2 groups by the two-color ball method, with 60 in each group. The control group was given conventional western medicine, fire-needle pricking collaterals and bloodletting therapy, while the study group was given self-made Yangyin Yiqi Quxie Decoction on the basis of the control group. Both groups were treated for 6 weeks. The clinical symptoms were scored before and after treatment, the levels of serum IL-6, IL-17 and IL-37 were detected by chemiluminescence method, the adverse reactions during treatment were recorded and the clinical efficacy was evaluated.Results:The total effective rate was 90.0% (54/60) in the study group and 70.0% (42/60) in the control group, and there was significant difference between the two groups ( χ2=7.50, P=0.006). After treatment, the levels of serum IL-6, IL-17 and IL-37 in the study group were significantly lower than those in the control group ( t values were 30.94, 9.73 and 14.84, respectively, all Ps<0.001), the scores of burning, pustules, pruritus, dryness, erythema, telangiectasia and the total scores in the study group were significantly lower than those in the control group ( t values were 5.68, 14.69, 10.35, 15.83, 13.44, 14.37 and 23.13, respectively, all Ps<0.001). There were no obvious adverse reactions in both groups during treatment. Conclusion:The self-made Yangyin Yiqi Quxie Decoction combined with fire-needle pricking collaterals and bloodletting can relieve the symptoms in patients with rosacea excessive heat of lung and stomach syndrome, reduce serum inflammatory cytokine levels, and improve clinical effects.